Efrat - My Q & A

About myself -

1. I love Jerusalem! I tried living in TLV but the weather, the people and atmosphere are much better in Jerusalem.
2. I've lived in Beijing for 2 years and got the chance to be in the ice festival in Harbin, by far the coldest place I've ever been to. we had to enter a restaurant or a coffee place every hour to warm ourselves, but it was amazing!
3. I've studies Japanese and traveled to japan twice.
4. I climbed the Fuji mountain. It took us 2 days, parts of it in the rain, but the sunrise from the top was worth it. 
5. I'm into the Zero waste life - creating and consuming as little waste as possible and making everything you need from scratch and as naturally as possible. 
6. I am a member of a food cooperative in Jerusalem, where we are the owners, shoppers and workers. 
7. I have gluten intolerance (celiac) since the age of 6. 
8. I love 80's music, anything with synthesizer 
9. I enjoy learning languages even if I don't get to master them. so far I learned Arabic, Chinese, Japanese and now German. 
10. I would really like to live somewhere where it snows. 
11. I hate cucumbers. I can't eat anything that touched it. 

Answers to the questions:

1. I enjoy reading, watching series and doing yoga. 

2. I would never want to actually participate in The Amazing Race. but my best friend and I sometimes play with the thought of going. We always say we would have fun but fight like crazy all the time. 

3. My favorite quote is: "I haven't failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." I'm not sure it was actually said by Thomas Edison, but I feel this is a good way to live: accepting our mistakes, learn from them and not take life too seriously.  

4. My biggest dream is to work with teenagers from different nationalities and religions to create more tolerance and acceptance.

5. Hunger games. Just it is the only one I know (only saw the movies). I liked the message and the criticism it raises,   

6. My most beautiful shoes are shiny red flats!

7. Alien invasion! I am curious to see how they look. 

8. Iceland. I want to see the glaciers and animals. 

9. I would defiantly prefer a Jet. It is way faster and does not make me noxious.

10. I don't really like these things, it makes me uncomfortable.


My Questions:

1. How many languages do you speak, even a little bit?

2. What would be the next one you'll want to learn?

3. Have you ever done anything illegal?

4. What is your favorite house chore? why?

5.Who would play you in a movie about your life?

6. What is the noise that annoys you the most?

7.  What is the one object you can not live without?

8. Do you believe there is life on other planets? or are we the only ones?

9. What's your favorite childhood game?

10. What is the last picture you took? on your phone or your camera.

11. If you could have witnessed anything throughout history, what would it be?


Farida! you're up next!

Have fun.

11 things about myself

1.      I got married when I was 19, with Raphael which I know from kindergarten and dated from 10^th grade.

2.      I have 2 children- a girl- Rimonne who is now 3.5 years old, and a boy- Yair who is 2 years old.

3.      I was born in Paris, my parents decided to make Alya when I was 7. It took them only 4 month from the moment they decided, to the moment we left our big, beautiful apartment situated in the center of Paris to a small, empty, deserted caravan in Kfar Adoumim. I still remember the unpleasant noise of the gravel under the wheels of the taxi who drove us from the airport.

4.      I love art. My dream (among plenty others) is to work in a museum.

5.      I am volunteering for the police- we do patrols in the Yeshuv.

6.      I am writing a diary since I am 12!! Writing is a really good therapy- you should try it!

7.      My grandfather was the grand chief of the Jewish scouts in Algeria, and in Paris. In the scouts every member gets a pseudo name- an animal or a plant- my grandfather's is squirrel, and my grandmother's a cedar tree. They met there.

8.      My father is a doctor and my mother's a pharmacist- we are well organized for that matter…

9.      I have two brothers, younger than me. Reuven- the youngest of us three is in a mehina now (19), and Jeremie, is who is 15 month younger than me. He is an officer in the army now (22) .

10.  When I wasn’t born yet, my parents decided that if I was going to be a girl they would call me Shoshanna, and if I was going to be a boy, they would call me Ilan. My father as a doctor was sure I was going to be a boy, so he said yes to my mom's choice of the girl's name, even though he didn't quite like it. When I was finally born, my father begged my mother not to call me Shoshsana, and call me Ilana instead. Thank you dad!

11.   I am 24 years old, but I feel 60!! But not in a bad way- if there is such… ;)

Answers to Yardena's questions:

1.      I would have done a makeover to it or not, depending on who did I inherited it from, but either way I would have kept it.

2.      I care about what people think- of course I do- we live in a society! I cannot whatever I want without thinking what others would feel. On the other hand, I am trying not to be influenced by other people when it comes to decisions I have to make concerning me and me only.

3.      If he is my neighbor, it means I could simply ask him to make a little less noise, explaining myself nicely. This is why we call it neighbors for, isn’t it?

4.      I don’t know, I guess it's a question to answer to in a case of survival conditions only (a gun to your head?)

5.      I think in my case, I wouldn’t even realize that! But if I had I would have return it to the store.

6.      Sweet, we don’t have that enough in our daily life…  ;)

7.      A. The puppy song- it's from my favorite movie- you've got mail, it always sheers me up…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBbT40H74sc. B. Sweet Caroline- I first heard that song from the tv show- glee (love it!!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXm4d6aNhWU. C. This I promise you/N'Sync- my melancholic song, always with me when I'm down… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6thmPrTxBtI.

8.      I only had one boyfriend (which is now my husband), and I did broke up with him once. The reason was the uncertainty of my feelings to him, when I clarified them, I could return to him, and marry him!!

9.      Fresh

10.  I am a disaster in the kitchen… so cooking up a storm would rather be in a bad connotation… but sometimes I can cook really good dishes! My favorite one is orange soup.

11.  My soul mate is my best friend, is my husband- Raphael.

11 questions:

1.      What do you like to do in your free time?

2.      Would you go to the reality show המירוץ למיליון? With who?

3.      What is your favorite quote?

4.      What is your biggest dream?

5.      Harry Potter, Lord of the ring or hunger game? Why?

6.      What are your most beautiful shoes?

7.      What would you prefer? The end of the world by war, natural disaster or alien invasion? Why?

8.      What is your next destination in the world?  Why?

9.      Would you prefer to own a private boat or jet?

10.  Would you rather adopt a dog or volunteer for an organization for animals?

11.  What is the most romantic proposal?

Talking about myself - I'm dreading this!

I'm finally doing this!

1. When my kids (my students) ask me how old I am, I say I am one hundred and four years old!

Actually, I'm somewhat older than Leo!

2. I hate talking about myself; therefore, this is hell and very much invasive!

3. I filed for a divorce, and was granted my freedom in no time.

4. I'm on Sabbatical, and I'm worried and scared of not knowing how things will turn out next year. 

5. I have been taking fashion designing classes in Shenkar off-and-on for several years. I am a women's clothing pattern designer, and I love spending time on my own sketching patterns and making dresses. 

6. I'm studying to be a patisserie chef (pastry chef), and at this point I've received a letter of reference for apprenticeship in a bakery or a hotel. 

7. Sometime back, one of my cakes and yours truly, were in the Jerusalem local paper.Yummy sensual red velvet! This had nothing to do with the course I'm taking. 

8. I'm a big Matthew Hussey fan and my male friends keep on telling me that I'm telling everyone how to get the guy -;) 

9. My middle name is feisty, Joe and it is now official that I am Miss Procrastinator! Thank YOU for that!

10. I like flying solo and one of my former principals said that I am an individualist. You may choose to agree or disagree! 

11. I am a Master Chef, but I refuse to be signed up for the T.V. show! 

My response to Maisa's questions  

1 .  If you win the lottery what would you do with the money?

If I hit the jackpot, and I will be done with taxes, I’ll give some of the money to non profit fund and charity who will train and provide work for the poor. Then, I’ll make sure to hire the best caregiver for my parents. After that, I shall open my own restaurant and my own boutique for women’s clothing.

2 . If you go back in time would you change something you did in your life? Why?

Yes, I would definitely change a number of things. One of which would have been not marrying the man I was mistaken to believe to be the best for me. Don’t ask, but the Welsh seem to see a lot of sheep L

The other would have been not putting in so much effort to get myself educated in wrong fields.

3 .  If you won a ticket to Hollywood which famous actor would you like to meet? Why? 

Hollywood? Maisa, what on earth would I do there? I’m not much of a famous Hollywood person. Therefore, I don’t think I would have wanted to meet any of them.

4 .  Where did you travel? Where do you wish to travel and who will you take with you? Why? 

I suppose you are referring to places outside of Israel. If so, I have been to Belgium, the UK, India, Canada and the States (I haven’t done the grand tour like you, just NYC and Ohio).

I guess I’d like to go to the land of the Kiwis aka New Zealand, South Africa and several exotic places I can go sightseeing i.e. Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Bali. Though I would have liked to take my dad to India and other countries, I’m very happy travelling on my own. I guess I may let a man who would be my close friend to come along.  

5 . When you were a child what was your dream?

Funny that you ask  since I have recently made it my business to achieve my long lasting dreams which are for now cooking and fashion designing. At the time, I was sure I would do it all, get married, have a family and be a teacher. Now, I as I have discovered my strength again, I want to go wild… 

6 . Why have you decided to become a teacher?
That’s a good question! At first I use to say that being a teacher and evermore so and English teacher was boring, but then my nana use to say that a teacher is a noble profession (she studied English Lit. but was never a teacher). So there I went to become a visual studies (cinema and journalism) teacher. It was only later on that I was told I’d be a great English teacher, so I went back to school. Don’t get me wrong, indeed I am an amazing teacher, just that it took a lot of work and investment just like any other relationship.

7 . What kinds of sport you like?

I’m not big fun of any games or sports Maisa; however, my dad was an athlete. He won many medals in a various competitions back in India. Since I mentioned India, you may ask about cricket. Well,  he dislikes it. Yours truly, on the other hand never liked exercise, to be exact up until two years ago, when I made a brave decision of working with a personal instructor (trainer). Working with TRX and pushing myself to the point of pain, helped me get stronger.  

8. Name 5 of your best movies.

 I barely watch any movies nowadays, but if you insist, I recall The Shawshank Redemption being one of the movies which left me speechless and pensive. There are others as well, but nothing comes up to my mind right now.

9 . What kind of cars you like?

I wish I could answer this question. I honestly don’t know. Maybe one day, I’ll manage to do so.

10 .  What subject do you like to teach in English? Why?

In English? I find the world of English Children's Lit. fascinating.
  
11 . What is your favourite dish?

Now you are talking Maisa! I’m a big foodie (I like making it rather than eating it), yet I’m actually having trouble picking on dish. Let me see now, I’m very keen of fish especially tuna carpaccio, chicken soup, steak with a green salad and out of the vast amount of desserts I know to make, I guess crème brulee ( with coconut cream and not milk because I’m lactose intolerant). I like tasting new stuff. My palate loves tasting exciting things. For instance, I recently had a watermelon rind pickle! 

My Eleven Questions

1. Had you inherited a house, what would you have done with it?

2. Are you a person who cares about what people think? How do you deal with it? 

3. Had you had a crazy neighbour aka who played loud music late at night, would you have called the police knowing that he may react in a 'unfriendly' manner if he found out it's you?

4. If you would have had the choice between spending more time with your parents or your siblings, what would it be?

5. You bought an expensive brand perfume, and only realized when you got home that the cashier gave you way too much change. What would you have done? 

6. Savory or sweet, what are your preferences and why?

7. Name three of your favourite songs / albums / musical pieces, not something you listen to frequently, but rather something that has left an impression on you!

8. What would have caused you to break up with your boyfriend? Where do you draw the line?

9. What's your (perfume) fragrance, sweet, fresh or spicy? 

10. Do you like cooking a storm? If so, what do you like making most?

11. Do you have a soulmate? If so, who is he / she? 

Last but not least,

Ilana, you are tagged! 

 

                                                         11 facts about myself:

 

1 . I'm engaged and I'm getting married on the 19^th of August 2017.

2 . I'm an American citizen. 

3 . I have one brother his name is Ebrahem but his nickname is brhoma

 

4 . My fiancé is a lawyer his name is Ameen

5 . I like to travel a lot. I have been in the united states (las Vegas, California, Los Angeles) ,EGYPT, 

PRAGUE, PARIS, Germany , Burgas, turkey ( Istanbul ,Mar marries ,Antalya)and Jordan.

  

6 . I love movies. (I don’t mind watching 5 movies a day).

7 . I love food and restaurants.

8 . I'm a shopaholic I love shopping.

9 . My dream car is Audi TT .

10 . I'm 24 years old .

11 . I have a cat his name is  snoopy.

 Answer the questions:

 1. Why did you decide to be a teacher?

I have decided to become a teacher because it was my dream since I was a little girl and also I like children.

 2. What would you change in Israeli educational system? Why?

I will increase the teacher's salary to encourage the teacher to work harder because comparing to other countries like (OECD) Israel is the lowest salary.

    3. What, according to your experience, are the advantages of Israeli School System?

That students don’t have to pay for school, from kindergarten till high school. and Israel has separate school systems. In response to the needs of the different types of resident populations:  Arab and Druze, public, and religious.

4. Where did you study English? Was it mostly learning or acquisition, and what was more important for you?

 I lived in the United States for seven years, I came back when I was in third grade and I visited the United States every summer. So I got my English from there. However when I finished high school and wanted to become an English teacher I studied at David Yellin collage. I think that earning my English since I was a little girl is more important because I had something important that no other student had it like me (the English language and the accent) and I grew with it and knowing that I want to become an English teacher.

  5. Can you name 3 best schools in Jerusalem and explain why you consider them to be the best?

I can't answer this question because I'm from the north and I grew there so I don’t know any school here except one it is in Kiryat Hayovel I did teaching practice there it was a very nice school the principle and the teachers were very nice and the school was very organized. 

  

                                                                      6. Why English? Not physics, biology or anything else 

As I said above I came from the states and I was very good at English.

.   7. What are your five favorite movies in Hebrew? Do you like them?

 I have never seen a movie in Hebrew . but I can name my favorite  five movies that I love in English

1. The ugly truth

2 . now you see me

3 . the notebook

4. cat woman

5 . the best of me  

  8. Tell us something about your family and where your great grandparents are from.

My great grandparents are from here , my dad traveled to the USA when he was 18 years old and became a business man   we own fast food restaurants. I have one brother  and he has a baby :D:D  my mom doesn’t work  and my fiancé is a lawyer .:) 

9. Your favorite food – could you give me a recipe.

My favorite dish is grilled steak with salt and pepper and mash potatoes. I also like everything that has meat in it :D:D  

10.  Do you play football?

No ,  I don't  but I like to watch some football games on TV.

 my 11 questions:

1 .  If you win the lottery what would you do with the money?

2 . If you go back in time would you change something you did in your life? Why?

3 .  If you won a ticket to Hollywood which famous actor would you like to meet? Why?

4 .  Where did you travel? where do you wish to travel and who will you take with you? Why?

5 . When you were a child what was your dream?

6 . Why have you decided to become a teacher?

7 . What kinds of sport you like?

8. Name 5 of your best movies.

9 . What kind of cars you like?

10 .  What subject do you like to teach in English? Why?
 
11 . What is your favorite dish?






Yardena your tagged  :P:P